The Brutalist Report

ArsTechnica

• Google backs privately funded satellite constellation for wildfire detection [192d]
• Ban warnings fly as users dare to probe the “thoughts” of OpenAI’s latest model [192d]
• Archaeologists believe this Bronze Age board game is the oldest yet found [192d]
• Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew [192d]
• Boar’s Head will never make liverwurst again after outbreak that killed 9 [192d]
• US can’t ban TikTok for security reasons while ignoring Temu, other apps [192d]
• Apple software leaks new Mac mini with five USB-C ports ahead of rumored event [192d]
• Brazil judge seizes cash from Starlink to cover fine imposed on Elon Musk’s X [192d]
• iOS 18 brings RCS to major carrier iPhones, but prepaid plans are still waiting [192d]
• Lexus at its peak—the 2024 RX450h+ is one smooth plug-in hybrid [192d]
• UFO 50 is the best retro-gaming homage I’ve ever played [192d]
• Also releasing today: New iOS 17, macOS 14 updates for the upgrade-averse [192d]
• macOS 15 Sequoia: The Ars Technica review [192d]
• Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos [192d]
• DirecTV and Disney end blackout, claim they will offer better channel packages [192d]
• Omnipresent AI cameras will ensure good behavior, says Larry Ellison [192d]